Posted on 02/29/2008 7:10:08 PM PST by SmithL
Portland, Ore. (AP) --
An environmental activist who was serving time in a Canadian prison has been extradited to the United States to stand trial on ecoterrorism charges despite his arguments that he faced political persecution here.
Tre Arrow, formerly Michael James Scarpitti, was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in April 2004 on charges of taking part in the destruction of concrete and logging trucks in Oregon.
The indictment came after his arrest in British Columbia on local charges of shoplifting, assault and obstructing a police officer after a security guard caught him trying to steal a pair of bolt cutters.
Arrow, 34, pleaded guilty to the Canadian charges but fought extradition by seeking asylum, claiming he faced political persecution in the States and wouldn't get a fair trial.
Arrow is charged with conspiracy and arson,
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Out of respect for his religion, we shouldn’t build a scaffold to hang this idjit. Just hang him from a tree. With a good natural hemp rope and when it’s done we’ll let his buddies smoke the rope.
Busted Arrow Ping!
The a cell in a federal prison reserved for this turkey.
bolt cutters eh....wonder what this miscreant was up to....?
He should be sentenced to 5 years cleaning latrines in logging camp.
Ping.
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